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Santa Barbara

Child Porn Cyber-Sicko Caught

Carpinteria – If you think that your web-surfing history is nobody’s business but your own…you might want to think again. Giovanni Gonzalez, a 24-year old resident of Carpinteria just south of

Ventura

Multiple Busts in Prescription Forgery Scheme

Ventura County – When a prescription pad was reported stolen from an Oxnard pharmacy in June 2014, and a pharmacist at the same location was presented with a forged prescription from

Santa Barbara

“Tax Collector” Gangsters Arrested

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Riley Harwood has released details of the arrests of four local area gang members suspected to have ties with the

Santa Barbara

“Paper Hangers” Busted with Bad Benjamins

Santa Barbara County – A team of apparently sophisticated counterfeiters working the scenic Central Coast tourist town of Solvang received something of a compliment from local law enforcement when evidence collected

Santa Barbara

UCSB Visitor Accused of Rape Held Without Bail

Santa Barbara – The University of California at Santa Barbara, arguably enjoying the most idyllic of campus settings anywhere in the nation, has certainly had more than its share of unwanted

Santa Barbara

UCSB Professor Busted for False Imprisonment

Santa Barbara – As if the UCSB administration didn’t have enough problems dealing with the recent public relations fallout following the April Deltopia Riots and the May 23, 2014 “Isla Vista

Ventura

Home Invader Caught in Act

Ventura – There are few crime events more terrifying to its victims than a home invasion, wherein the occupants of a home are awakened in the dead of night by the

Ventura

Blows Cool, Gets Busted

Ventura – The hazards of being out of touch with contemporary pop culture was demonstrated on the morning of September 24th as Ventura Police Department officers responded to “a report of

Santa Barbara

$5 million Bail for Serial Child Molester

Santa Barbara – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Kelly Hoover recently reported to the media details of the September 10th arrest of Joseph Michael Hyde, a 63-year old

Santa Barbara

Local Boy Turns Thief in His Own Backyard

Santa Barbara – Among the Top Ten Rules for Successful Thievery, one would think that “don’t steal in your own neighborhood” might rank high on the list. Apparently, that fundamental tenet